Chapter 42 Queen

Ximenqing

With the lifting of the curfew, the Ximen Pharmacy immediately became lively. Buyers who need all kinds of medicinal materials have long been eager to wear it. The "buying hunger" brought about by this shortage makes the business of the pharmacy much better than usual.

"So it seems that the curfew imposed by the government is also a good thing." The shopkeeper of the pharmacy added this sentence after reporting to Ximen Qing.

Ximen Qing knows that the increase in turnover has made the shopkeeper take a lot more, but this matter cannot be broken. Well, the shopkeeper is working hard. I think it's up to you and your friends to pay more this month. It's up to you how much you add. Ximen Qing fully decentralized power on this point, because he also knew that it was useless to seize power.

"My boss, let's put the processing of money first. We may have a lot of expenditure recently." Speaking of this, the shopkeeper was full of sadness.

"Why don't I know what the big expenditure is?" Ximen Qing asked.

"The Osmanthus Building is going to reopen."

"Oh, I heard that Guihua Building had a murder case and reopened. But this kind of opening gift won't cost much.

"The shopkeeper, you don't know that there is something else hidden about this. I have contacts with many local merchants. Among them is the shopkeeper of the original Guihua Building, I mean the one before Wu Song became the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper of the pharmacy reminded Ximen Qing.

"Oh, I know." Ximenqing remembered that he used to always go to Guihualou for wine. Thinking of drinking, I grabbed the tea bowl and took a sip of water.

"I met him yesterday. He told me that Wu Song planned to buy the Osmanthus Building completely.

Ximenqing was drinking water and almost choked himself after hearing this: "What are you talking about? Buy the Osmanthus Building? Where did Wu Song get the money to buy osmanthus? In addition, he is the head of this county. How can he do business on the surface? How can the tax be calculated? How can we merchants deal with Guihualou in the future? They all have to beat their teeth and swallow them in their stomachs. Ximenqing's mind has appeared in the future Guihua Building to make nourishing dishes and come to his pharmacy to buy medicinal materials. I'm afraid this purchase is similar to robbery.

"I really don't know where the money came from. I heard that Wu Song directly found the Guihua Building in the east of the capital. It is not clear how much it is. This temporary shopkeeper has become a permanent owner. This reopening is one of Chongxi and the other is the change of owners. The owner, please think about whether our gift is a big expense. The pharmacy shopkeeper looked sad.

Ximen Qing thought carefully: "Well, after Wu Song became the head of the county, he should visit the shops in the county as usual, but in fact, he only went to the opposite sedan chair. Now it seems that he wants to turn this filial money into a gift. I have been prepared for the gift money for a long time, and I will spend it on the plan. However, I just thought that Wu Song will not take over the market openly. He will definitely put this osmanthus building under the name of his brother Wu Da, so that others can't say anything. However, you have to be strict. Once this thing comes out of your mouth, if there is any mistake, the opposite sedan will be our role model. When Ximenqing said this, he smiled bitterly.

"I know that the silver owner who honors Wu Song has been prepared for a long time. In addition to this plan, we also have an unplanned expenditure."

"Oh? What is that?" Ximenqing was a little surprised.

"Wu Song is getting married recently." The pharmacy shopkeeper stared at Ximen Qing.

"Who did you hear about this? Is the news reliable? Ximen Qing understands that roles like Wu Song are not easy to offend. If he wants to get married, he must take it seriously.

"I heard from Grandma Wang. Grandma Wang was also lucky. Her distant niece from her hometown came to join her, but she happened to be favored by Wu Song. After a while, the marriage was almost nailed. I thought so much that after the reopening of Guihua Building, this should be done.

"This is indeed a big expense. Well, then, the wages of the store clerks will not rise first. If you work hard, you still have to increase a little. You are up to decide how much you want. I'll just prepare the extra money for Wu Song's wedding. Ximen Qing knew in his heart that the pharmacy shopkeeper had told himself these unheard news, and he was telling himself his importance. The purpose of the words is to prove that it is important to raise more wages for peace of mind. What an old fox.

Ximenqing looked at the time. It was still early before it was dark, so he didn't stay in the pharmacy. He didn't hang out for a long time, so he went out for a walk today. Thinking of this, I walked out and headed east to Cross Street. There is no place to think about it, that is, there are many people on Zishi Street in the south. It's good to go for a walk and feel the excitement.

"Big officials, big officials." Ximenqing was walking on Zishi Street when he suddenly heard someone next to him calling him. Taking a closer look, it turned out that Mrs. Wang was sitting in the teahouse, shouting and waving her hand at herself.

This Grandma Wang is also an old acquaintance of Ximenqing. Yanggu's ground is not big. Grandma Wang is one of the few professional pimps on the ground. Her principle of media protection is that she must be able to make money. As for whether it is a serious man or not, she doesn't care at all.

"Oh, my mother-in-law is so idle today. She drank tea here in the afternoon and didn't do any good business." Ximen Qing was willing to squeeze Wang's mother-in-law with words. Anyway, she has been mixed up for a long time. It can be regarded as a certain degree of the same origin, and there is much less restraint when talking.

"Ximen official is happy with his wife. I don't have anything to do. I'm such a small teahouse, which can't compare with your big pharmacy." Grandma Wang complained, but her face was smiling.

"Oh? Is this teahouse now my mother-in-law's? Ximen Qing was quite surprised.

"Yes, I took over the big deal. After making some money, I always asked for trouble in this teahouse a while ago, and I felt very embarrassed, so I took it down. As Grandma Wang spoke, she stretched out her hand and admired the nails on her right hand.

Although the tone was not careless, Ximen Qing still heard the ostentatiousness. Ximenqing knew that the reason why Grandma Wang said this was that she wanted to ask "what kind of business" next, but Ximen Qing was willing to run, so he avoided talking about it and bowed her head to drink tea. In the afterglow of the corners of her eyes, Grandma Wang's face full of hope was clearly visible.

Ximen Qing was silent for a while and felt that it was almost funny for Grandma Wang, or followed her to say that she would stay on the line of everything. It would be easy to meet in the future. Who will find a girl after teasing Grandma Wang? Well, let me ask her about her niece.

"Mother-in-law, now you are also a person with an industry. If you want me to say that you have nothing to do, you have to go back to your hometown and show off. You can't walk at night."

Ximenqing said this in the hope that Mrs. Wang would say, "The people in my hometown have long known that I have developed, and my nieces have come to me." Then you can say that you are about to get married with Wu Song and meet the needs of Wang Po to show off from another perspective.

"Hey, you don't know about the officials. My hometown is not far from here, and I can go back at any time. But there is no one in the family. Who can I show it to when I go back? Besides, if I go back to my hometown for a while, who will find a girl for the senior official? Grandma Wang looked frivolous.

"What my mother-in-law said is very true." An ominous feeling rose in Ximenqing's heart.

Sea sand

After meeting Wu Song, Haisha lived in the Osmanthus Building. This matter was decided by Wu Da. His reason is that the guest rooms in Guihua Building are basically the best in Yanggu. Moreover, it is the people of the Wu family. There is no need to let Haisha board with Wang Po.

"Oh, outside the martial arts, how embarrassing it is." Grandma Wang showed a twisted expression and patted Wu Da with her hand: "After all, my daughter hasn't passed the door yet." Then there was a disgusting expression that made Haisha feel a little goosebumps.

However, Wu Da still seems to feel very useful and just said, "Sooner or later, sooner or later."

In this way, Haisha stayed in the guest room behind the Osmanthus Building. This is also in line with the meaning of sea sand. When she talked to Wu Song and others in the lobby, she had already felt the breath of the man who died in the lobby a few days ago. Well, he broke a leg and then hit the wall and killed himself in despair. What a stubborn man. What makes Haisha more concerned is the breath of another person who died in Guihualou.

It may be a little far away, and Haisha can't feel how that person died. She could only feel that the man walked upstairs before he died, as if his consciousness was a little unclear. This made Haisha have a strong interest, so as soon as she lived in the Osmanthus Building, she used the excuse to wander around the building.

Soon, the sensitive feeling brought her to the door of the room where the deceased was out of breath. Well, you don't need to go in, you just need to feel outside. He sat at the table and was pierced on the top of his head with something sharp and thin. It seemed to be a murder, but the sea sand wanted to feel a little more detailed, but the sea sand found that no matter how she felt, she could not see the face of the deceased. As if in a dream, she could only see the chin of the deceased and looked up vigorously, a vast expanse of white. The dead have no face.

Haisha was shocked by his own judgment. If he can't see the face of the deceased, it can only prove that he is a faceless person. I didn't expect to meet the legendary organization members in Yanggu. Fortunately, he is dead. Well, no matter who he is, as long as he dies, as long as he enters the world of the dead, it will no longer be terrible. Don't worry, don't worry. The sea sand comforted itself.

Alas, if only it didn't have to take revenge. Even faceless people would be killed, let alone others? How good it would be if we could live a good life without hatred. I can marry Wu Song, be a hero's wife, and live like a queen. But the pain of hatred bites me like a spider ant. Once the hatred is put down, it will disappear in an instant.

I was oppressed by fate, so I had to move forward. If you take this road, you can't turn back. What's more, why don't I take revenge? I want to recover other people's debts and take what I respond to. Thinking of this, the turbulent heart of Haisha has strengthened a lot.